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Arctiocossus gaerdesi

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Species of moth

Arctiocossus gaerdesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Arctiocossus
Species: A. gaerdesi
Binomial name
Arctiocossus gaerdesi
(Daniel, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Pecticossus gaerdesi Daniel, 1956
  • Cossus gaerdesi

Arctiocossus gaerdesi is a moth in the family Cossidae described by Franz Daniel in 1956. It is found in Namibia.

The larvae feed on Zygophyllum stapffii.

References

  1. Clench, H.K. (1959). "Notes on African Cossidae". Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München, 6: 3-27.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Arctiocossus gaerdesi​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
Taxon identifiers
Arctiocossus gaerdesi


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